# Accident 19900630023199A: Snias AS350B, Glacier, WA, June 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1990, 14:50 local time
- Place: Glacier, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GIJA
- Location: 48.8000° N, 122.0610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8000&lon=-122.0610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101FW-2007-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900630023199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PASSENGER EXITED HELICOPTER PRIOR TO PILOTS OKAY. WALKED INTO ROTATING TAIL ROTOR. PILOT HAD PRIOR CAUTIONED VICTIM

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA90FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA115), Jun 30, 1990: Aerospatiale AS350B (N101FW), Glacier, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PASSENGER DID NOT FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE HELICOPTER.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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